CS virtually interacts with stakeholders across UT
SRINAGAR, SEP 6: On the 3rd day of the ‘Brashtachar Mukt J&K Week’, Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta continued today holding virtual interactions with all the stakeholders including the Deputy Commissioners, PRI members, Prabhari Officers, government officers from line departments and general public in order to have a first hand assessment of the progress of […]
Scores of flights likely to be affected at Delhi airport during G20 Summit period; airlines offer charge waiver
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Scores of flights are likely to be affected at the Delhi airport during the three days from September 8 in connection with the G20 Summit and airlines are offering waiver of charges for customers planning to reschedule their travel dates. Officials in the know on Tuesday said airlines are making […]
Simultaneous polls: HM Shah, Meghwal to meet Kovind
New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Home Minister Amit Shah and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal would meet former president and head of the panel on simultaneous polls Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday afternoon, sources said. On Saturday, the government had notified a high-level committee under Kovind to look into and make recommendations on the issue […]
UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world
United Nations, Sep 6 (AP) The United Nations released USD 125 million from its emergency relief fund Tuesday to boost underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries around the world, saying needs are skyrocketing. Afghanistan and Yemen top the list of recipients, with each getting USD 20 million, followed by Burkina Faso and Myanmar at USD […]
DoT soon to launch service to alert people through SMS about emergency events
Jammu, Sep 6 (PTI) People in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will soon have ‘new safety messaging’ with ‘warning sounds’ and ‘auto-readout alerts’ to warn them about emergency situations, an official said. The feature is the consequence of a Cell Broadcast Alert System (CBAS), successfully conducted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently. “The tests […]
Blocking evidence-based listing proposals for globally sanctioned terrorists without justification smacks of doublespeak: India
United Nations, Sep 6 (PTI) India has told the UN Security Council that blocking evidence-based proposals for blacklisting globally sanctioned terrorists without giving justifications is uncalled for and “smacks of doublespeak”, a thinly-veiled reference to China and Pakistan. “The working methods of the UNSC Sanctions Committees continue to dent the credibility of the UN Security […]
Rahul Gandhi leaves for Europe tour: Sources
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday left for an almost week-long Europe tour during which he will hold meetings with European Union (EU) lawyers, students and the Indian diaspora, sources said. Gandhi will meet a group of EU lawyers in Brussels on September 7 and also hold a similar meeting […]
Teachers’ Day celebration – Teacher is the biggest revolutionary, courageous person: Lt Guv
Says funds will be provided for upgradation of 7000 schools
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that a teacher is the biggest revolutionary and courageous person of this world. “He breaks the barriers, old methods and gives a new shape, a new direction to the children, a new resolve and sparks new thinking in the minds of the children,” he said while attending the […]
